September 1, 2014

Ubuntu Mate Remix 14.10 is a refreshing install for Gnome fans

I installed the new Ubuntu Mate 14.10 Beta 1, and it performed flawlessly. It looks good and performs quickly. I cannot wait for this to become a regular Ubuntu supported distro. It comes with Firefox 31, Pidgin, Rhythmbox, and LibreOffice 4.3. Just add Synaptic and the Chrome browser. It has linux kernel 3.16. I like this new distro based on Ubuntu 14.10 because it allows you to get work done without making you search for apps in Unity, or the Whisker menu in XFCE, allows customization more than Ubuntu Gnome, and has the latest kernel and apps. There is a link below where to get it. Nice job Ubuntu Mate. Below is a review from Softpedia.com

Softpedia Editor's Review for Ubuntu MATE Remix

EDITOR'S RATING: 5.0/5

A community-derived Ubuntu operating system that features the MATE desktop environment

Written by Marius Nestor

Ubuntu MATE Remix is an open source,
community-derived operating system based off of Ubuntu and features
MATE, a fork of the GNOME Classic desktop environment, as its default
and only graphical interface.The most beautiful MATE setup ever made!Ubuntu
MATE Remix is not just another Linux kernel-based operating system
built around the MATE desktop environment, as it beautifully integrates
this GNOME Classic fork, making it look very attractive, while at the
same time being very lightweight. It uses a classic two-panel layout.How
to use it? Simple, use the Applications menu item to browser and open
apps, the Places menu item to access the local filesystem or network
shares and the System menu item to configure and tweak the OS. From the
bottom panel you can easily interact with opened programs, as well as to
cycle between the four virtual workspaces.Includes a standard selection of applicationsDefault
applications include the LibreOffice office suite, Mozilla Thunderbird
email and news client, Mozilla Firefox web browser, Rhythmbox audio
player, Totem video player, Transmission torrent downloader, Pidgin
multi-protocol instant messenger, Cheese webcam viewer, HexChat IRC
client and Shotwell image viewer and organizer.Freely downloadable as two Live DVDs for mainstream architecturesThe
distribution is available for download as two Live DVD ISO images of
approximately 1GB in size each, designed to support both 32-bit (i386)
and 64-bit (amd64) hardware platfroms.On Linux, you can write
the ISO images to USB thumb drives of 1GB or higher capacity using a
bootable USB disk creator like UNetbootin or GNOME Disk Utility (Disks).
Optionally, if you don’t have a spare USB stick, you can burn them to
blank or RW DVD discs.Boot options à la Ubuntu LinuxIt
appears that the distribution uses Ubuntu’s default bootloader on the
Live DVDs, which has been instructed to start the live system in about
seven seconds from the moment the user boots the OS from the BIOS of a
computer.Default boot options include the ability to start the
try Ubuntu MATE Remix without installing, start the installer directly,
run a memory test, boot an existing operating sytem from the local
drive or check the bootable medium for defects (only if using a DVD
media).Source: http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Linux-Distributions/Ubuntu-MATE-Remix-103505.shtml